Waning · 71.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
Moon age
20.3days
Moon phase on August 6, 2042Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 6, 2042, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 71.7% of its visible face lit, 20.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.7%Illumination at noon UTC
20.3 dMoon age
367,119 km228,117 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2042 is on Friday, August 1, 2042 at 17:33 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 15, 2042 at 18:01 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, August 1, 2042 | 17:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 8, 2042 | 10:35 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Wednesday, August 6, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 17, 2042 to the new moon of August 15, 2042, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.